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Clarification on what I've read regarding posting to site using GF and more...

  1. Micki
    Member

    Needs on post upload:
    Using form to post to site but moderated first.
    The ability to have the option for the post to go to child categories of a parent category.
    Do images get resized via the media library or should images be resized before uploading?
    No issues with form on password protected page?

    survey:
    If using GF as a survey, is there a record of total results (kind of like survey monkey), or does one need to go thru each form submission.

    I am using wp-members, any known conflicts if the categories are blocked to viewers without access?

    I think that's it for now! Thanks! I am hoping this is the end of my search :)!

    Posted 12 years ago on Monday September 5, 2011 | Permalink
  2. 1. Post form to site but moderated: yes
    You can set the default post status for posts created by each form. You can select Pending review, Draft or Published. Draft and Pending review will both allow you to moderate them. [EDITED 9/6/11 to remove Private and add Pending review)

    2. Posts can be assigned to multiple categories. Are you going to allow visitors to select the categories from a pre-defined list of categories, or are you going to select the categories and not show them to the visitor? Need more information to answer this one.

    3. Images do not need to be resized. They will be resized upon upload when they are added to the media gallery.

    4. No issues with form on a password protected page. Here's a form on a password protected page: http://gravity.chrishajer.com/story-submission/ (password is gravity)

    5. survey: there are no built in survey reports or totals or anything like that. You can export the entries and analyze them in Excel or equivalent. Reporting functions are being considered for the future.

    That said, you can accomplish nearly anything with the built in hooks. You can pull out the data and manipulate it in whatever way you want. It's just not built in.

    6. Not familiar with wp-members. But if a form is on a page that is restricted, the form won't show. If you're talking about protecting posts created by Gravity Forms, once Gravity Forms is done, the post is just a normal WordPress post. So access controls work normally there. I don't think there will be a problem restricting access to either forms or posts created by Gravity Forms.

    Please ask if you need additional assistance making your decision. After you purchase, you'll have more access to existing solutions (posted in these forums) which have customized Gravity Forms in many interesting ways.

    Posted 12 years ago on Tuesday September 6, 2011 | Permalink
  3. Micki
    Member

    thank you! for #2. posts to categories, yes, I will have a drop down with options. But there are child categories and just want to make sure this is not an issue, as it is important that this does this. I will only want it submitted to one category. So say parent category is Updates and then the child categories are teachers pages where they will post their newsletters, class happenings, etc.

    Everything else looks great!

    Posted 12 years ago on Tuesday September 6, 2011 | Permalink
  4. So, would the parent post category be Updates, then children will be individual teacher names:

    Updates
      Mrs. Smith
      Mrs. Jones
      Mr. E
      Mrs. Pilkey

    And the teacher coming to use the form will just select their one category (the one with their name)?

    I want to make sure this will work as you expect it to.

    Posted 12 years ago on Tuesday September 6, 2011 | Permalink
  5. Micki
    Member

    Exactly! thank you.

    Posted 12 years ago on Tuesday September 6, 2011 | Permalink
  6. You will be able to do as I described. We'll help you with it once you get rolling.

    Posted 12 years ago on Tuesday September 6, 2011 | Permalink